On war.
By: Edited with an introd. by Anatol Rapoport.
Contributors: Rapoport, Anatole, 1911- ed.
Series: Pelican classics, AC4
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 1968
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng; ger
Number of pages: 460
Subjects: Military art and science; War
Description: On War is the most significant attempt in Western history to understand war, both in its internal dynamics and as an instrument of policy. Since the work's first appearance in 1832, it has been read throughout the world, and has stimulated generations of soldiers, statesmen, and intellectuals. The most significant attempt in Western history to understand war, both in its internal dynamics and as an instrument of policy, Carl von Clausewitz's book stands as one of the world's great classic works on the subject.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 433-[437]
Extracts selected from the English translation of Vom Kriege published in London in 1908.